2022 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) – Women's 50 metre freestyle

The Women's 50 metre freestyle competition of the 2022 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) was held on 16 and 17 December 2022.[1]

Women's 50 metre freestyle
at the 2022 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m)
VenueMelbourne Sports and Aquatic Centre
LocationMelbourne, Australia
Dates16 December (heats and semifinals)
17 December (final)
Competitors58 from 54 nations
Winning time23.04 CR
Medalists
gold medal    Australia
silver medal    Poland
bronze medal    Great Britain
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Records

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Prior to the competition, the existing world and championship records were as follows.

World record   Ranomi Kromowidjojo (NED) 22.93 Berlin, Germany 7 August 2017
Competition record   Sarah Sjöström (SWE) 23.08 Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates 21 December 2021

The following new records were set during this competition:

Date Event Name Nationality Time Record
17 December Final Emma McKeon   Australia 23.04 CR

Results

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Heats

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The heats were started on 16 December at 11:58.[2]

Rank Heat Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1 8 4 Katarzyna Wasick   Poland 23.74 Q
2 6 5 Meg Harris   Australia 23.77 Q
3 8 2 Julie Kepp Jensen   Denmark 23.79 Q
4 7 3 Anna Hopkin   Great Britain 23.86 Q
4 7 6 Melanie Henique   France 23.86 Q
6 7 4 Emma McKeon   Australia 23.93 Q
7 7 5 Michelle Coleman   Sweden 23.94 Q
8 6 6 Erika Brown   United States 23.98 Q
9 8 8 Neža Klančar   Slovenia 24.16 Q, NR
10 6 4 Claire Curzan   United States 24.17 Q
11 8 7 Barbora Seemanová   Czech Republic 24.24 Q
12 6 3 Valerie van Roon   Netherlands 24.33 Q
12 8 3 Wu Qingfeng   China 24.33 Q
14 7 2 Kim Busch   Netherlands 24.37 Q
15 6 1 Rebecca Moynihan   New Zealand 24.59 Q
16 5 4 Caitlin de Lange   South Africa 24.67 Q
17 8 1 Jenjira Srisa-Ard   Thailand 24.69 NR
18 7 7 Yume Jinno   Japan 24.74
19 6 2 Isabella Hindley   Great Britain 24.86
20 5 2 Anna Hadjiloizou   Cyprus 24.93
20 5 5 Andrea Berrino   Argentina 24.93
20 6 7 Lillian Slušná   Slovakia 24.93
23 7 1 Diana Petkova   Bulgaria 24.96
24 5 1 Hur Yeon-kyung   South Korea 24.99
25 4 3 Huang Mei-chien   Chinese Taipei 25.07 NR
26 4 4 Amel Melih   Algeria 25.09 NR
27 6 8 Sirena Rowe   Colombia 25.19
28 7 8 Stephanie Balduccini   Brazil 25.24
29 5 6 Rafaela Fernandini   Peru 25.36
30 5 3 Chan Kin Lok   Hong Kong 25.61
31 4 6 Elisabeth Timmer   Aruba 25.64 NR
32 5 7 Jasmine Alkhaldi   Philippines 25.69
33 5 8 Karen Torrez   Bolivia 26.09
34 4 5 Kirabo Namutebi   Uganda 26.15
35 4 7 Rhaniska Gibbs   Bahamas 26.16
36 4 1 Aleka Persaud   Guyana 26.42
36 4 2 Marie Khoury   Lebanon 26.42
38 3 4 Hana Beiqi   Kosovo 26.84
39 4 8 Nomvula Mjimba   Zimbabwe 27.15
40 3 5 Kaiya Brown   Samoa 27.43
41 3 2 Sophia Latiff   Tanzania 27.63
42 2 1 Cassandre Zenon   Cameroon 27.87
43 3 6 Noelani Day   Tonga 28.18
44 1 5 Rachel Sanders   Gibraltar 28.73
45 1 4 Taeyanna Adams   Federated States of Micronesia 28.84
45 2 6 Jhnayali Tokome-Garap   Papua New Guinea 28.84
47 2 4 Anushiya Tandukar   Nepal 28.92
48 2 5 Saba Sultan   Kuwait 29.04
49 3 1 Ammara Pinto   Malawi 29.71
50 1 7 Sonia Aktar   Bangladesh 29.75
51 3 7 Abbi Illis   Sint Maarten 29.77
52 1 6 Mashael Al-Ayed   Saudi Arabia 29.87
53 3 8 Kayla Hepler   Marshall Islands 30.31
54 2 3 Hamna Ahmed   Maldives 30.35
55 2 8 Ungilreng Ruluked   Palau 32.04
56 2 2 Imelda Ximenes Belo   Timor-Leste 32.95
57 2 7 Marie Amenou   Togo 34.70
58 1 1 Mary Yongai   Sierra Leone 41.41
1 2 Mahra Al-Shehhi   United Arab Emirates Did not start
1 3 Vanessa Bobimbo   Republic of the Congo
3 3 Rosemarie Rova   Fiji
8 5 Zhang Yufei   China
8 6 Silvia Di Pietro   Italy

Semifinals

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The semifinals were started on 16 December at 20:25.[3]

Rank Heat Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1 2 4 Katarzyna Wasick   Poland 23.37 Q
2 1 3 Emma McKeon   Australia 23.51 Q
3 2 6 Michelle Coleman   Sweden 23.77 Q
4 1 5 Anna Hopkin   Great Britain 23.79 Q
5 2 5 Julie Kepp Jensen   Denmark 23.93 Q
6 1 4 Meg Harris   Australia 23.97 Q
7 1 6 Erika Brown   United States 24.00 Q
7 2 3 Mélanie Henique   France 24.00 Q
9 2 2 Neža Klančar   Slovenia 24.13 NR
10 1 7 Valerie van Roon   Netherlands 24.19
11 2 1 Wu Qingfeng   China 24.21
12 1 2 Claire Curzan   United States 24.22
13 2 7 Barbora Seemanová   Czech Republic 24.25
14 1 1 Kim Busch   Netherlands 24.34
15 1 8 Caitlin de Lange   South Africa 24.53
16 2 8 Rebecca Moynihan   New Zealand 24.67

Final

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The final was held on 17 December at 21:33.[4]

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
  5 Emma McKeon   Australia 23.04 CR, OC
  4 Katarzyna Wasick   Poland 23.55
  6 Anna Hopkin   Great Britain 23.68
4 2 Julie Kepp Jensen   Denmark 23.71
5 3 Michelle Coleman   Sweden 23.72
6 7 Meg Harris   Australia 23.73
7 1 Erika Brown   United States 23.76
8 8 Mélanie Henique   France 23.90

References

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  1. ^ "Competition Schedule" (PDF). Omega Timing. 5 December 2022. Retrieved 8 December 2022.
  2. ^ "Women's 50m Freestyle – Heats – Results Summary" (PDF). Omega Timing. 16 December 2022. Retrieved 16 December 2022.
  3. ^ "Women's 50m Freestyle – Semifinals – Results Summary" (PDF). Omega Timing. 16 December 2022. Retrieved 16 December 2022.
  4. ^ "Women's 50m Freestyle – Final – Results" (PDF). Omega Timing. 17 December 2022. Retrieved 17 December 2022.